Asparagi Fritti Al Prosciutto

Recipes Ingredients:

16 Fat Asparagus spears
2 Eggs; beaten together
- washed and trimmed
Flour; for dredging
- (See NOTE) 16
sm Slices prosciutto
1 ts Salt
1 tb Cooking oil
6 tb Butter

Recipe Instructions:

COOK Asparagus IN BOILING salted water until barely tender, about 10 minutes. Drain in a colander, spray with cold water, and pat dry. Lay Asparagus out on a platter. Melt 3 tablespoons of Butter and drizzle it over Asparagus spears. Put beaten eggs on one plate and flour for dredging on another. Heat remaining Butter and oil in a skillet. Wrap each Asparagus spear in a slice of prosciutto. Roll them in flour (brush off excess), Dip in egg, and saute them until golden, about 2 minutes to a side. Drain on paper towels and serve hot. NOTE: If there are no fat asparagus, use twice as many skinny ones; cook a few minutes less and roll 2 spears in each slice of prosciutto. TOM MARESCA AND DIANE DARROW - PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK